Hey guys m havin apple iphone 3G....
and i also want a secondary phone and m kind a liking this phone....
pls suggest b/w nokia 5530 or samsung with 5 mpx camera.....
and is the sound quality of nokia is better than samsung???

userrrr, 08 Jan 2010guyz ITS 1 of the best MODEL (touch screen)THAT ever get your hands on it.
* AS you know its ... moreDear userrrr,

Did I write your name correctly...? Ha ha...
Yes.. When you say it's a great mobile from Nokia, yes, I am with you...

However you've mentioned something about applications too... I personally don't think this has enough applications.. But most important matter is, as this is a symbian phone we have plenty of applications out there to install...

I installed followings by myself.. (I didn't pay any of them though...!) and they are great...
After going through following list my dear friend, you'll realize how much this phone is capable of...

4) Power MP3 (One of the best mp3 players out there for mobiles... You'll feel you're using winamp in windows...!)

5) Resco photo viewer. (This is better than nokia default photo viewer... Can even open images in hidden system files, but you'll need Y-browser too)

6) Y-browser (This is free and totally cool when you want to browse everywhere in your phone and memory card)

7) MumSMS plus (You can lock all your sms with a pass word.. there are plenty of options too...)

8) Webgate advanced call manager (This is one of the best software I've found so far... You can make black lists and white lists of contacts and you can block any caller as you want...! And to play a recording when somebody is calling your etc.. There are plenty of options..)

9) Nimbuzz (this is free - You can access all your internet community sites with a single login...! Skype, Facebook, google talk, yahoo messenger and so much more...! And you can chat, call)

10) Google map (This is free... And great...! You can travel whole world on your palm...! Just like the google earth in your PC... Believe me.. Satellite photos are just like that..!)

Above is a very small list of applications you can run on this mobile... There are plenty of them more...!

userrrr, 08 Jan 2010guyz ITS 1 of the best MODEL (touch screen)THAT ever get your hands on it.
* AS you know its ... moreDear userrrr,

Did I write your name correctly...? Ha ha...
Yes.. When you say it's a great mobile from Nokia, yes, I am with you...

However you've mentioned something about applications too... I personally don't think this has enough applications.. But most important matter is, as this is a symbian phone we have plenty of applications out there to install...

I installed followings by myself.. (I didn't pay any of them though...!) and they are great...
After going through following list my dear friend, you'll realize how much this phone is capable of...

4) Power MP3 (One of the best mp3 players out there for mobiles... You'll feel you're using winamp in windows...!)

5) Resco photo viewer. (This is better than nokia default photo viewer... Can even open images in hidden system files, but you'll need Y-browser too)

6) Y-browser (This is free and totally cool when you want to browse everywhere in your phone and memory card)

7) MumSMS plus (You can lock all your sms with a pass word.. there are plenty of options too...)

8) Webgate advanced call manager (This is one of the best software I've found so far... You can make black lists and white lists of contacts and you can block any caller as you want...! And to play a recording when somebody is calling your etc.. There are plenty of options..)

9) Nimbuzz (this is free - You can access all your internet community sites with a single login...! Skype, Facebook, google talk, yahoo messenger and so much more...! And you can chat, call)

10) Google map (This is free... And great...! You can travel whole world on your palm...! Just like the google earth in your PC... Believe me.. Satellite photos are just like that..!)

Above is a very small list of applications you can run on this mobile... There are plenty of them more...!

Yassine, 08 Jan 2010Assalamualaykom everybody,
I should be thankful once again for the simple reason that you ... moreDear Yassine,

I'm sorry dear friend because it seems that I've missed your question. But anyway if you've gone through these posts you would have found all answers to your question though..

OK... First of all, I've never used any of Samsung mobiles so there's no way for me to compare Nokia camera quality with Samsung. But from the posts submitted by the people who've used Samsung, I think samsung cameras are better than Nokia cameras even though both having the same mega pixels.

So I think when you ask "which is good? samsung 5 MP or Nokia 3.2 MP?" then the answer should probably be "Samsung".

Now let's go to Nokia only where I know better.
I've tested my 5530 Camera (3.2 MP) with N73 camera (3.2 MP) and got to know that N73 still pictures are better than 5530 even though both phones has same Mega Pixels. So what makes this difference...? I think it is "Carl Seiz". While N73 has Carl Seiz lens 5530 doesn't have it... So I'm pretty sure, that makes a big difference when it comes to Still pictures...

BUT...

5530 has a GREAT Video recording capability... It can record wide screen (640 X 350) videos with 30 FPS. (That is very impressive compared to other Nokia camera phones...) And with out door light conditions, the recording quality is excellent... (Just like a DVD rip to me...!) You can even make movies in it as there are options like pause and record etc...

However, at low light conditions both still photos and video recordings getting very very bad...! Even though you turn on the night mode, it's not doing much of a help... So, you'll have to limit your Movie recording to out door scenes only...!

It has a single LED flash but it is not impressive at all... It will only be helpful to you, if you want to take a photo 1 - 2 meters away from you... For further distance it's completely useless. For me, I don't use this phone in indoor low light conditions (Because I don't want to disappoint myself..!) so the LED flash serves me as a torch when I need it to be a torch...!

So, as you can see there are pros and cons.. You have to decide whether you'll go with this or not...

Santo, 08 Jan 2010Nokia is going crazy by once again confirming the price of Nokia 5530 for Rs.14,029/- in India... moreif it is priced around 14 grands then it will be deal breaker for many of us...(i'm afraid) because 5800 xm
is available for 13.5 grands and its got 3g and gps too.moreover i still can not find this phone in my city.

I think its a good phone to have if you like touch screen and like nokia s60 interface. Camera is not that good as 3.2 mpx should be but still acceptable for me. Still waiting for softwares for this phone. I just like my 5530 its looks cool :-).

guyz ITS 1 of the best MODEL (touch screen)THAT ever get your hands on it.
* AS you know its very cheap,it can give competition to nokia 5800 x.music.
* It contain all the necessary application that a touch screen phone should carry..yeah it have some miss out(but the hardly matters..)
* If you wana go for a nokia model..then i bet this 1 will be the best model.with all the features,good camera,screen resolution,+ point is clear & loud music..so my opinion would be to go for nokia 5530 X.MUSIC.
THAT'S ALL folks...
if u like my info...plz comment

InVari, 08 Jan 2010@Dee
maybe if u change the product code with an italian product code you will get the langu... moreYou would need to debrand your phone. I have done it on my phone and it works alright. Just to give you some idea: Every NOkia phone has a unique product code, this product code makes sure when you update your phone by using Nokia software updater.....what language and version of software to pick from Nokia server.

Your phone does not support Italian because the product code does not support that particular set of languages.

There are softwares to change the actual product code on Nokia phone and once chnaged, You would then need to update your phone using Nokia software updater and your phone will pick up the required laguage set. It is dead easy and you don't need to be very technical.

Product Code for Nokia 5530 Italia is

0583700: RM-504 Euro1 BLACK_GREY ITALY

I can Email you the actual version of the software to chnage the product code and you know what to do then.

I should be thankful once again for the simple reason that you all posting useful information about all cellphones. Well , I have already posted my question,but still no answer. Im still asking about the quality of the 5530 express music camera quality (photos & video recording). and is there a difference between for example a samsung 5 mpx camera and nokia 3.2 mpx one? plz dear Nuwan can u answer me back , i know u r busy answering evverybody....thx.
take care.